E Bahramnejad; S Bagheri; A Ahmadi; A Zahedi
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The Deh-Salm metamorphic complex, including the various types of metamorphic rocks and a north-south trending sequence of the index-mineral zones, crops out associated with the felsic plutonic rocks in the eastern margin of the Central Iranian micro-continent, between the Sistan suture zone and the Lut ...
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The Deh-Salm metamorphic complex, including the various types of metamorphic rocks and a north-south trending sequence of the index-mineral zones, crops out associated with the felsic plutonic rocks in the eastern margin of the Central Iranian micro-continent, between the Sistan suture zone and the Lut block. Amongst the metamorphic rocks, metapelite from different parts of the complex is the most widespread. Several evidence suggest the occurrence of a progressive regional metamorphism associated with the sequence of metamorphic index minerals from the west to the east. Metamorphism of the metapelitic rocks at the greenschist facies was initiated by the garnet zone, continued to the staurolite, andalusite and sillimanite zones, and terminated at the higher orthoclase-sillimanite zone in the condition of the amphibolite-granulite facies transition. The results from the thermometry calculations, based on the Fe-Mg ratio for biotite and garnet pair in equilibrium provide new temperatures; the western part of the complex underwent the greenschist facies with a temperature between 450 to 550°C and the eastern part experienced amphibolite-granulite transitional facies under a temperature up to 750°C. Metamorphic conditions inferred by the study of the pelitic rocks and correlated to the other adjacent rocks show an Abukoma-type progressive metamorphism. It may be considered that the late-Jurassic regional metamorphism event, synchronous with the Shah Kuh granitization at the eastern margin of the Lut Block was occurred due to the subduction of the Neotethys ocean.
A Zahedi; M Boomeri
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The Panah-Kuh skarn is situated in 50km NW of Taft City in Yazd province. Inrtusion of granodioritic stock into the calcareous-dolomitic rocks of Permian Jamal Formation led to formation of calcic and magnesian skarns. The REE patterns of skarns and its forming garnets show Eu/Eu* and Ce/Ce*ratios increase ...
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The Panah-Kuh skarn is situated in 50km NW of Taft City in Yazd province. Inrtusion of granodioritic stock into the calcareous-dolomitic rocks of Permian Jamal Formation led to formation of calcic and magnesian skarns. The REE patterns of skarns and its forming garnets show Eu/Eu* and Ce/Ce*ratios increase with increasing of ∑REE, implying that skarn forming fluids were dominantly of magmatic origin, whereas (Pr/Yb)cn ratio decrease almost with increasing of ∑REE that implying the magmatic fluids granitoid-derived had not much REE during the Panah-Kuh skarn formation. Based on the fluid inclusion data from garnet, fluid temperature and salinity in the prograde stage vary between 308-380oC and 12.6-23.8 wt.% NaCl equivalent, respectively. Inclusion fluids in the calcite had lower temperature (T<280°C) and fluid salinity decline to 3.5 wt.% NaCl equivalent. Mixing and dilution of early magmatic fluids with external fluids (e.g., meteoric waters) caused a decrease in fluid temperature and salinity in latest stage of the skarn formation. Therefore, both REEs and fluid inclusions data suggest the dominant role of magmatic water in the formation of Panah-Kuh skarn.
A Zahedi1; M Boomeri; M.A Mackizadeh
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The garnets from the KhutSkarn in the west of Yazd have been formed as a result of hydrothermal activity ofOligo-Miocene calc-alkaline plutons. The chemical composition of garnets in the Khutskarn are divided into two solid solution of grossularitic-andraditic and almost pure andradite different types. ...
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The garnets from the KhutSkarn in the west of Yazd have been formed as a result of hydrothermal activity ofOligo-Miocene calc-alkaline plutons. The chemical composition of garnets in the Khutskarn are divided into two solid solution of grossularitic-andraditic and almost pure andradite different types. The Fe-rich garnets are isotropic (Adr>96), whereasgrossularitic-andraditic garnets are anisotropic and show compositional zoning and sectorial twinning(Ad74.3Gr24.8-Ad32.1Gr66.6). The compositional zoning of anisotropic garnets may result from hydrothermal overgrowths on contact metamorphic minerals, variations in P, T, XCO2, concentrations of Fe3+ and Al, or kinetic factors. The Laser Ablation ICP-MS results show isotropic garnets exhibit LREE-enriched and HREE-depleted patterns, with a positive Eu anomaly. These garnets grow rapidly under relatively high W/R ratios from the magmatic-derived fluids during infiltration metasomatism process, whereas anisotropic garnets have much lower enrichment in LREE and show a weak negative Eu anomaly. These garnets formed by prolonged interaction of pore fluids with the host rocks during the diffusive metasomatism process.
A. Zahedi; H. Ahmadipour
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The Abaregh area is located in 40 km northwest of Bam city in Kerman province. Rock units of the region consist of lava flows and dikes that crop out along a fault system trending NS. Mineralogically, the rocks contain plagioclase, augite, hypresthen, and minor olivine. Heterogenous ...
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The Abaregh area is located in 40 km northwest of Bam city in Kerman province. Rock units of the region consist of lava flows and dikes that crop out along a fault system trending NS. Mineralogically, the rocks contain plagioclase, augite, hypresthen, and minor olivine. Heterogenous mineralogy, field and textural evidences such as sieve texture in plagioclase, resorption rims in crystals, oscillatory zoning in plagioclase, high normative quartz and rounded enclaves suggest that the primary magma undergone magmatic evolution including fractionation, contamination, and magma mixing during ascending. The Y/Rb ratio and AFC (assimilation and fractionational crystalization) petrogenetic models confirm the occurrence of evolution in primary magma. Concentration of elements such as K, Pb, P, Zr, Sr, Ba, Rb shows that these rocks belong to the calcalkaline series. Similarity between the andesitic lava and dykes shows a considerable similarity with the calcakaline andesite from Turkey and from this point of view; these rocks belong to the post - collisional arcs. In this tectonic setting, magma ascent is controlled by strike - slip faulting and associated pull- apart extensional tectonics. This post - collisional magmatism may have been occurred due to the Arabian- Iranian collision events.
